The latest review into maternity services is a hard read. I pushed Govt to roll out all 5 National Bereavement Care Pathweays including for miscarriage and to ensure that suitable bereavement rooms are available in all hospitals.
People from deprived areas have a 25% higher risk of fractures, spend longer in hospital recovering, and die in greater numbers after hip fractures. Fracture Liaison Services are really important to tackle health inequalities, so I pushed the Govt to speed up the roll out.
Score for Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson @mpmwilko
The Government is now letting pubs stay open for this weekend’s game after he raised the issue in Parliament today! 🏴
Burial space has been declining sharply since the pandemic, pushing families to bury loved ones further from home.
Shaffaq Mohammed, Education spokesperson, has introduced a bill requiring councils to plan ahead and track capacity before it runs out.
@shaffaqmohd
🎉Congratulations to Julie Smith, Lib Dem peer, elected a Vice-President of the ALDE Party at its Congress in Vienna this weekend.
A brilliant result for the party's presence on the European stage, as ALDE marks 50 years as the home of European liberalism.
The NHS is a national treasure built on the special promise of care for everyone, when they need it most.
By fixing social care, improving access, and protecting its future, we can ensure our health service thrives. Happy Birthday to our NHS!
For too many families, what should have been the happiest day of their lives became the worst.
@LibDems have a plan to end the maternity scandal and make England the safest place in the world to have a baby.
This year marks 100 years since adoption became legal.
I want to thank my adopted parents Eric and Penny for everything they did for me. I will continue to fight for looked after kids and families that foster and adopt in Parliament.
I was delighted to help secure additional
Patients in England are struggling to access publicly funded IVF with only 2/42 ICBs complying with NICE fertility guidance. I pushed the Government to consider centralising commissioning. Having a chance to have a baby should not be based on your postcode.
Children and young people are waiting too long for mental health support.
Claire Tyler, mental health spokesperson, challenged the minister to make children's services a strategy priority and close the treatment gap so more young people are seen this parliament.
Well we got there in the end! Government are listening to the Lib Dems...now will Sadiq Khan follow suit and agree to extend the night tube on Monday? Come on let's bring football and the fans home!🏴
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer will introduce emergency legislation tomorrow to let all pubs stay open until 5am for England’s 1am match against Mexico on Monday
Following the Children’s Commissioner’s report this week, I have pushed the Government to look at comprehensive open access mental health support for Young People. Thanks to @YoungMindsUK for exposing the ongoing long waits for services.
Nobody should have to cross their fingers before giving birth.
Every family deserves safe maternity care, wherever they live.
Let's make Britain the safest place in the world to have a baby 🌍🤰
That's not a radical idea.
It should be the bare minimum.
